Archive for November, 2005
15 % Damage to Pakistani Nuclear Facilities in Quake
After the earthquake, people inside and out of Pakistan have raised their concern about the safety of nuclear assets of Pakistan, especially Kahuta Nuclear Facility which was just 100km away from the quake’s epicentre.
A report has been published recently in NewsInsight that states that around 15% of Pakistan’s nuclear facilities have been damaged by the earthquake:
Pakistan Earthquake “Mueenuddin Fund”
Dr. Tamur Mueenuddin, chief health officer for
For details on relief and rehabiliation activities by Muneenddin family, please check this blog.
Winning Hearts and Minds
Is the campaign of winning hearts and minds successful in Pakistan? Has US Government and its allies achieved in Pakistan what has failed miserably in Iraq and Afghanistan? This has to be seen yet..
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| Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg interacts with earthquake survivor children at a UNICEF Health Centre during a visit to this Gari Habibullah (AFP) | |
| 2nd Lt. Kristy Bischoff gives a balloon to a young earthquake survivor at the 212th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan. Photo by Airman 1st Class Barry Loo. | 
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Donor’s Conference 2005: Will It Help?
On November 19, 2005, 300 delegates from 60 states, agencies and corporates are attending an International Donors’ Conference in Convention Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan to participate in fund raising attempt for the relief and rehabiliation of the earthquake victims.
Pakistani government is expecting that international community will extend maximum grants and soft loans to meet at least $3.5 billion reconstruction cost.
Major donors, including multilateral agencies, are expected to pledge contributions primarily in grants and soft loans that will set the tone for individual countries and aid agencies to come up with donations once the conference is over.
Evacuation of earthquake victims?
With cold, snow and blizzards coming to Kashmir and Northern Areas of Pakistan, a question is raised about the fate of hundreds of thousands of homeless, up in the mountains. It has been suggested earlier that they should be brought down to shelter camps but those people have refused due to various social and cultural reasons.
Domes Pakistan: Prefabricated Homes
Domes Pakistan, a joint venture concern from USA offers earthquake,weather proof and insulated prefabricated homes ready to be installed within weeks at very economical cost.
For details contact:
S.Akhsheed Hussain Domes Pakistan Phone: +92-42-5422648 Cell: +92300-8452403 Email: aki@brain.net.pk
FinLog Systems: Housing System for the Earhquake affected people
FinLog Systems offer housing system, toilets and shower cabins. They have pre-fabricated and mobile toilet, shower unit and building alternatives.
For details, contact:
Ediz Algur Istanbul, Turkey Phone: +90 532 332 58 00 Email: ediz@finlogsystems.com Web Site: www.finlogsystems.com
Save Pakistan from ‘donor fatigue’
Karl F. Inderfurth, a former assistant secretary of State for South Asian affairs, David Fabrycky, a professor and graduate research assistant at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and Stephen P. Cohen, a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution have compiled a report listing the reasons for donor fatigue in support of Pakistan Earthquake relief and rehabiliation.
Time is running out for tens of thousands of survivors of the 7.6 earthquake that devastated parts of Pakistan on Oct. 8, claiming more than 73,000 lives and leaving 3 million homeless. Winter is fast approaching. Experts believe 1 million people are at risk of hypothermia. Two hundred thousand villagers in more remote areas may soon be cut off by snow. A “second wave” of deaths from cold, hunger, and disease is feared.